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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... , STEMI 1 STABLE ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable ... Text: The Only EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... Flutter • Inferior ... Flutter • Inferior ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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- Anterior OMI ... come before or after ... STEMI - look for ... DeWinter #TWaves #EKG ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Ectopic atrial rhythm ... What's the culprit artery ... The mother of all ... #EKG #clinical ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... becoming acute anterior ... wall MI — 'widow ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Inferior MI with Right Ventricular (RV) Wall Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Inferior #RV #RightVentricular #STEMI #ECGEducator
Inferior MI with ... Wall Involvement #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Inferior #RV # ... RightVentricular #STEMI
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
without typical inferior ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL ... Segond #Fracture #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Radiology ... #KneeXRay #Clinical ... #MSK
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... wave inversion in avL ... - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Inverted P Waves (in inferior ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system